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    2024-07-26
    ProductIP
    2 min read
    Regulatory

    The obligation in Article 16 of Outdoor Noise Directive 2000/14/EC to send a copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity to the authorities will end soon.


    2024-07-12
    ProductIP
    2 min read
    Regulatory

    Products are often discarded although they can be repaired. This results in 35 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of resources and 261 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU per year.


    2024-07-02
    ProductIP
    1 min read
    ProductIP

    The new version of the ProductIP app brings regulatory knowledge at your fingertips


    2024-05-07
    ProductIP
    1 min read
    Events

    Stay Ahead of the Game: The current EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC will be replaced with new Toy Regulation soon. Learn About the Latest EU Toy Regulation Updates!


    2024-04-23
    ProductIP
    2 min read
    Regulatory

    For more than 10 years, there were many initiatives and efforts to realise the so-called “common charger”. It was one of the essential requirements for radio equipment from the start in 2014: interworking with accessories, and the common charger in particular was mentioned.


    2024-04-15
    ProductIP
    2 min read
    Regulatory

    Large retailers have corresponding social and environmental responsibilities. They have due diligence obligations and need to know what is happening in their supply chains. 


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    2019-04-11
    Regulatory

    New EU regulation sends shockwave through fulfillment, retail and trade. Imagine, what will happen when retail, e-tail, fulfillment service providers and non-EU distance sellers will get the same responsibilities as importers and brand-owners/manufacturers have today!


    2019-04-10
    Updates

    We added a new tab 'Related files' to your technical files where you can see other technical files for the same articles and technical files with a bill of materials that has a component linked to your article.


    2019-03-04
    Updates

    Releases to the ProductIP platform: Audit score for social compliance, file request, ask us for help, menu bar improvements


    2019-03-01
    Regulatory

    What is hot news in the world of non-food consumer product recalls. This week we focus on the risks related to jewellery. Not everything that is shiny is good for you.


    2019-03-01
    Regulatory

    Today, the European Commission and national consumer protection authorities are publishing the results of an EU-wide screening of 560 e-commerce sites. Around 60% of 560 websites showed irregularities regarding the respect of EU consumer rules, predominately in relation to how prices and special offers are presented.


    2019-02-14
    Regulatory

    #Brexit will change roles in the supply chain for retail and trade and as a result, other entities become responsible for demonstrating product compliance of non-food consumer goods.


    2019-01-11
    ProductIP

    EU Safety Gate (Rapex) provides a weekly overview of non-food consumer product recalls. This week it had several recalls of products only sold via an online platform such as Amazon. A new trend? Market surveillance authorities and platform owners are clearly stepping up their efforts.


    2019-01-08
    Regulatory

    The objective of the energy consumption legislation is to reflect the performance “during use”. The efficiency of vacuum cleaners is measured with an empty receptacle. Dyson successfully argued that an empty dust bag is not representative for performance during use.


    2019-01-04
    Regulatory

    Breaking news: Luminaires excluded from the EPREL database


    2019-01-02
    ProductIP

    What is hot news in the world of non-food consumer product recalls. This week we focus on the risks related to jewellery. Not everything that is shiny is good for you.